The 2020 NWSL College Draft was the eighth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select newly eligible

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players for the 2020 NWSL season. It was held on January 16, 2020, in conjunction with the

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Format

*NWSL teams took turns making their selections over four rounds, with nine picks per round. Draft order was determined by the final 2019 regular season standings. *The draft was broadcast live via the NWSL website,

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. *Final list of registered players was released on January 15, 2020. *The 2020 draft was the first since the introduction of

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, and the league's first transactions exchanging allocation money involved picks in this draft.

Results

Key

Picks

Notable undrafted players

Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2020.

Trades

Round 1: Round 2: Round 3: Round 4:

Summary

In 2020, a total of 27 colleges had players selected. Of these, four had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Auburn,

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Schools with multiple draft selections

Selections by college athletic conference

Selections by position

References

External links

* {{NWSL drafts National Women's Soccer League drafts College Draft NWSL College Draft 2020 in Baltimore Soccer in Baltimore Events in Baltimore NWSL College Draft